Gonocephalus doriae
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Doria’s Angle-headed Lizard
Also known as:
Doria’s Anglehead Agamid
This lizard might have been well-camouflaged by day, but at night it reflected my flashlight like a neon beacon. "HERE I AM, STRANGE TRAVELER! CHECK OUT MY CRAZY CREST AND FUNNY NOSE!"
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on this trip to Malaysia, as well as a travelogue of the trip.
I had thought the green one I saw the previous night was easy to notice, but I'm pretty sure I would have seen this orange one clearly in the dark of night even without my flashlight. The green one here is a cute li'l youngster.
Members of this species are purported to rapidly change color from green to orange and vice-versa, though each of the ones I saw steadfastly maintained its original color.
Online references:
- Gonocephalus doriae account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Cox, M. J., van Dijk, P. P., Nabhitabhata, J., Thirakhupt, K. 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
- Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Manthey, U. 2010. Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia: Draconinae 2
- Manthey, U., Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens